Keshawn King
Keshawn King
Wins in space out of the backfield. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 22 rush yds against Ohio State, Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Western Michigan, 649 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tim Lester → Lance Taylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 14 | 62 | 4.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 74 | 443 | 6.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 29 | 117 | 4.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 126 | 649 | 5.2 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 20 | 133 | 6.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 24 | 212 | 8.8 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2024
W 59–31
vs Bethune-Cookman
5 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 28-point win at home against Bethune-Cookman.
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Satellite Back
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Henry Parrish Jr.’s 2021 season.
Matches Henry on
Differs from Henry on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Julius Loughridge’s path through Fordham.
Julius Loughridge
Corey Taylor II
CJ Marable
Ailym Ford
CJ Evans Jr.
Matches Julius on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Stacy Sneed's senior season at Houston (2024).
Matches Stacy on
Differs from Stacy on
Player DNA
Players who play like Keshawn King
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2024-77%
Sharp dropoff (-77%) — career inflection point.